The Washington critic., 1887-07-28
Baseball Personalities.

t.Shioiu SIuu VI pioOhiyu WUeH ~ Hau tue
champion team, Is an applicant for appoint
ment as umpire on the National League
staff. He has been highly recommended to
President Young. THE CRITIC's candidate Ia
Phil Baker. There's a man who would
command respect for his fairness and his
ability.
Poor Jim O'Rourlie is getting It on all
sides. No sooner has Tom Deasloy said
that Jim had too much ''larnin,m than the
New York telegram remarks that "Catcher
O'Rourke relishes dish Of Webster salad
with little dictionary sauce" In the
same column is the paragraph awe lack
the necessary requisite, is one OF O'Rourke's
choice expressions when describing clubs
weakness.n
Won der Abe or no Won der Abe, the
American Association won't adopt the per.
centage idea. The Athletics, Brooklyns,
Baltimores and Cinclnnatis are wholly salts
fed with things as they are.
Caylor has thus far made greater sue
cess OF the Metropolitans than any other
manager. The new material introduced by
him has done finely and the club Is playing
winning game.
Wonder II the Detroit scrlbes still think
their pet team should have more money for
! playing ball in other cities than the rest of
the League teamsS They must begin to
| feel real silly over the staggering cracks
| [Pittsburg Dispatch.
Helen Dauvray journeyed from Saratoga
to New York to attend the Boston games
| The Gotham players think she is q mascot
and like to have the possible help when they
are going to meet Kellys shadows"
1t is officially announced that Maui is not
| for sale. Harry Wright thinks he is Just
the kind of youngster to hold on to, and the
admirers of the Philadelphia Club agree with
him.
Kellogg, the right-aelder OF the Yale base
J ball nine, played nine games without an er-
I ror. He thus has the highest fielding aver
age OF any player in the history Of college
| baseball.
The Detroit Baseball Club would chip in
| cht erfully and with great alacrity to help
some struggling club in South Africa pur-
chase Clarkson OF the Chlcagos Chicago
| Tribune.
The baseball notes In Connecticut paper
| are very aptly headed "Earned and Stolen
Bases.n About four-llfths OF the ''notes"
are stolen bodily, without credit, from
other papers.
| Several clubs arc after Esterbrook, but
he won't play until his arm Will permit him
to do his best work.
| The record OF the Washlngtons for the
past three weeks Is the best of any League
club.
Ramsey OF Louisville has pitched In II
winning games out OF IA played.
The total salaries paid League clubs
amount to over S25O,OOO.
Within three weeks the Syracuse Stars
have advanced from sixth place to second
in the International League.
The New Yorks have struck winning
gait no doubt.
Says the funny baseball paragrapher Of
the Philadelphia North american: ion the
present trip West the Boston reporters ac-
companying the club will probably stay at
Chicago when 1t plays at Detroit. The
Straits City would hardly be safe for them"
Dunlap attends the games OF Detroit, but
he has TO go on crutches.
Thanks, Indianapolis; you've put Pitts
burg little further from us.
Those people who disparage the playing
OF the Hoosiers and wonder how such a
"bum" club could beat the Nationals four
straight should look at the record made by
indianapolis yesterday.
NEW YORK, July 2s.-The Sun says that
1t looks as though the American Association
| were going to pieces, as the Louisville,
| Cleveland and Metropolitan clubs are back
ing up Won der Abe In his intention to
| withdraw the st. Louis Club, and are likely
to follow his example.
| The Columbia Clubs Sports.
The athletic sports conducted by the Co.
lumbia Athletic Club at their grounds on
Analostan Island yesterday afternoon were
full OF interest. The standing high jump
was won by Brewster of the Reds, who
cleared the bar at three feet eleven Inches.
Lewis OF the Reds won the running high
jump at four feet seven iuches. Putting
the shot, weighing twenty-four pounds, was
won by Reed Of the Blues, who threw II
twenty-five feet one inch Throwing the
eighteen-f fOund hammer was won by Carr
| OF the Blues, who cleared fifty feet two
inches, Ia the running races no time was
taken. The one hundred-yard dash was
won 10y Hibbs Of the Reds, aud the seventy.
fve.yBTd hurdle race by Reed of the Blues
The programme will be lnished Friday
evening, when the following events will be
contested: Standing broad jump, running
broad jump, one quarter mile walk, three
legged race, potato race, "Flip" wrestling
match aud tug Of war. Saturday evening
another game of baseball will be played IN
the series Of championship games between
the Reds and Blues.
Reduced Rates 10 the $eash0re.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company an
nounce the sale OF special excursion tickets
to Cape May and Atlantic City every Friday
during July and August, commencing the
22d instant, at the low rate OF 50 for the
round trip. These tickets will be good only
for q continuous trip IN each direction and
for return passage within five days The
excursion tickets Will be good only on train
leaving Washington at II a. IN, aud reach
Ing the seashore 10 time for early tea.
II you don't want to get mixed up 10 q
bad scrape keep out OF fye-cent barber